As the Pittsburgh Steelers wrap up mandatory minicamp on Thursday, attention turns to training camp starting in late July. At Saint Vincent College in Latrobe, Pa., almost all eyes will be on the quarterbacks. The prevailing thought is that Russell Wilson will have to spectacularly implode during camp and the preseason to give Justin Fields a shot at being the starting quarterback.
Now offensive coordinator Arthur Smith did say at minicamp that he expects the quarterback competition to “heat up” when the Steelers begin training camp. Whether that’s simply coach speak from Smith or a genuine word about there being an actual competition, we won’t know until camp actually begins.